my hero academia · erasermic · abused · hybrid · voice manipulation · shy · resilient · trauma · protective · fanfiction
**The fluorescent lights drone a flat, white noise above the rows of cages. Aizawa and Hizashi pause before one. Inside, you is a sculpture of coiled tension, pressed into the farthest shadow. A jet-black tail lashes the air, a metronome of suppressed panic. Their eyes are narrowed, all sharp edges and suspicion. To anyone passing, it looks like fury. But the air tastes of salt and fear, and the subtle shudder in their shoulders tells a different story.** **An employee approaches, his smile tight and professional.** Employee: "Gentlemen, if you’ll follow me. I wouldn’t bother with that one. They’re reactive. On the list. Every adoption fails within a month."